Chapter 416, Fiction and Reality
After another fierce battle, someone came to report to Cao Cao, and found Jia Xu's traces not far from the rear.
"Jia Xu?" As soon as Cao Cao heard this name, his brain hurt, Jia Xu was Zhao Yun's military advisor, and he had been giving advice to Zhao Yun, Yuan Shaozhi showed such a hasty retreat, Cao Cao believed that it must be Jia Xu's ghost.
"How many people are there around Jia Xu?" Cao Cao hurriedly asked.
"There are no more than 10,000 people, and it is less than twenty miles away from Luoyang."
Cao Cao frowned, and glanced at Luoyang City, which was under siege, although Cao Cao still had the advantage, but Jia Xu was about to arrive, and there was not much time left for Cao Cao.
If Jia Xu arrives and is cut off by Lu Bu, then Cao Cao will be trapped here immediately.
Cao Cao's brain was thinking quickly, now he had no hope of capturing Luoyang, for the sake of today's plan, he must respond to Xiahou Yuan's evacuation as soon as possible, and just about to pass the order, someone came to deliver a letter, and the person who came was sent by Sima Yi.
"What? Sun Ce sent troops to attack Xudu? Cao Cao was suspicious, his eyes widened, and he stared at the general who reported the news with extreme majesty, "Who are you, who sent you?" ”
"Back to Cao Gong, I am the general of the Sima Mansion in Hanoi, the news is true, someone sent news to my master from Xudu."
"Hiss" Cao Cao gasped.
Just when he couldn't determine whether the news was true or not, the scouts who had been sent to the Yellow River crossing returned in a panic.
Brought bad news to Cao Cao: "Lord Qi, Lu Bu's vanguard has arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River, led by the general Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan. ”
Cao Cao was struck by lightning, the time to come has finally come, and since Zhang Liao has appeared, then Lu Bu should also arrive immediately.
Far away, Xu Du's situation is not good, if the news is true, then Cao Cao will face the same experience as Yuan Shao, even worse than Yuan Shao.
After all, the Son of Heaven is also in Xudu, and if the Son of Heaven is robbed, then Cao Cao will have nothing to rely on in the future.
Recently, Luoyang could not be attacked for a long time, Jia Xu rushed to support at any time, and Lu Bu's vanguard troops had already appeared at the crossing of the Yellow River.
If before, Cao Cao could hesitate a little, then now, he has no time to hesitate, and he must make a decision immediately.
"Lord, let's withdraw our troops."
Seeing that Cao Cao was facing difficulties and couldn't make up his mind, Guo Jia spoke.
"But......" Cao Cao glanced at the city gate of Luoyang unwillingly, "But Miaocai is still in the city, if I leave, then he ......"
Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it anymore, if he retreated, Xiahou Yuan would fall into the danger of fighting alone, surrounded by the Han army, and the end could be imagined.
Cao Cao wanted to evacuate with Xiahou Yuan, but there was no time, Zhao Yun's troops were in front of him, and he would not let Cao Cao succeed.
Cao Cao gritted his teeth anxiously, the scenes of the past were like movies, and they all appeared in his mind, Xiahou Yuan apologized for him, was born and died for him again and again, and this time he was trapped in Luoyang City for Cao Cao's plan to seize Luoyang.
Xiahou Yuan did not disappoint Cao Cao, it was Cao Cao who disappointed Xiahou Yuan.
"Report, Jia Xu is less than ten miles away from us."
The voice of the news was extremely eager, and if he didn't leave, maybe Cao Cao wanted to leave again, Cao Cao reluctantly glanced at Luoyang City again, his heart was like a knife, and he raised his hand weakly, "Retreat!" In just two words, Cao Cao's voice was not high, but all of a sudden, all his strength was emptied.
Guo Jia understood Cao Cao's distress, but there was really no way, worried that everyone would not hear clearly, Guo Jia shouted again, "The lord has an order, and the army will retreat quickly." ”
"Huh? Cao Cao retreated? The scene in front of him also made Zhao Yun a little confused, the Cao soldiers outside the city were like the sea water at low tide, coming fast and walking fast, Zhao Yun wanted to lead the army to pursue, but he couldn't do this, because there was a Xiahou Yuan behind him.
Although Cao Cao's temptation is greater, Zhao Yun is not completely sure, and Xiahou Yuan has been trapped in the city and has become a turtle in an urn, once Zhao Yun goes to chase Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan will also take the opportunity to escape.
Under the trade-off, it is more realistic to deal with Xiahou Yuan.
Cao Cao didn't go far, he fell heavily from the horse, Xu Chu hurriedly helped him, seeing Cao Cao's pale face, tears in his eyes, and no strength at all, as if he had just had a serious illness.
Cao Cao couldn't continue to ride his horse, and he couldn't stop muttering to himself, "I hurt Miaocai, I hurt him." ”
Xiahou Yuan completed the task brilliantly, but Cao Cao now had to leave him, which was equivalent to Cao Cao personally pushing Xiahou Yuan into the abyss from which he could never recover!
Xiahou Yuan's younger brother died early, after the death of his younger brother, he left a lonely daughter (that is, Zhang Fei's wife), Xiahou Yuan's family was not rich at that time, and there were eight sons who were waiting to open their mouths to eat, but in order to raise his younger brother's daughter, Xiahou Yuan ruthlessly took his own son to the entrance of the village and abandoned it.
Cao Cao killed someone, and Xiahou Yuan didn't have anything to do with it, but in order to take care of Cao Cao's reputation and not affect his career, Xiahou Yuan stood up for Cao Cao without hesitation.
Xiahou Yuan and Cao Cao are not only brothers of the same clan, but also brothers-in-law.
Xiahou Yuan is full of righteousness and has made many military exploits, which Cao Cao has kept in mind, but today, he abandoned Xiahou Yuan and left Xiahou Yuan alone, Cao Cao was ashamed, painful, and tormented, if it wasn't for Xu Chu putting him on his horse, Cao Cao didn't even have the strength to walk.
Cao Cao evacuated, Zhao Yun concentrated his forces to storm Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan's men and horses learned that Cao Cao had abandoned them and ran away, and the momentum suddenly plummeted, and the Han army took advantage of the situation to storm and rushed into the east gate in less than half an hour.
Cao Jun was defeated and retreated, panicked like a headless fly, let Xiahou Yuan desperately scold, it didn't work at all, and there were fewer and fewer people who obeyed orders, and it didn't take long for the south gate to be broken by Xu Huang.
The Han army swarmed in and rushed into Luoyang like a tide, Xiahou Yuan saw that the general trend had gone, and a spiritual light suddenly burst out in his mind, "Zhao Yun, you forced me." ”
Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth hard, grabbed a few panicked people on the street, and killed a few in a row, leaving the frightened trembling body, his teeth chattering, Xiahou Yuan asked coldly, "Where is Zhao Yun's home, take me there." ”
Now that the general trend has gone and there is no possibility of survival, Xiahou Yuan decided that even if he died, he would bring Zhao Yun's family to accompany him to the funeral before he died.
But when Xiahou Yuan rushed to the gate of Zhao Yun's mansion, the soldiers rushed in and retreated after a while, Xiahou Rong hung his head and said, "Father, the courtyard is empty, and there is no one." ”
"No?" Xiahou Yuan's eyes widened in surprise, "How is this possible?" ”
(End of chapter)